The working logo for NBC's full-time return to Major League Baseball coverage, starting in 2026. (Comcast Corporation - Xfinity)
| ● Monday, January 12, 2026
Highlights:
- NBC and Peacock begin live coverage of the 2026 MLB Season with an Opening Day doubleheader on Thursday, March 26. 2025 NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates face off with Juan Soto and the New York Mets at 1:00 PM ET. Later, Mookie Betts and the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers raise their 2025 championship banner before hosting Ketel Marte and the Arizona Diamondbacks at 8:00 PM ET.
- "MLB Sunday Leadoff" on Peacock & NBCSN starts on Sunday, May 3 as the Toronto Blue Jays square off against the Minnesota Twins (12:30 PM ET/11:30 AM CT); Leadoff games are followed by a special whip-around show - PLUS special final day of the season whip-around show on Sunday, September 27 on Peacock & NBCSN.
- Special "Star-Spangled Sunday" features 15 nationally televised games across NBC Sports platforms during the 4th of July Weekend on Sunday, July 5.
- Sunday Night Baseball on NBC & Peacock joins Sunday Night Football & Sunday Night Basketball to produce a year-round night of sports-related programming on same night each week, a first for a major broadcast network.
NBC is set to get back into the baseball business in 2026, televising two enticing Opening Day games, the return of MLB Sunday Leadoff following a two-season run on Peacock (2022-23), a full season of Sunday Night Baseball, Wild Card playoff games, & a "Star-Spangled Sunday" with 15 (!!) live national broadcasts across NBC Sports (NBC, Peacock).
On Friday, January 9, NBC Sports announced their 2026 MLB regular season game schedule, with games being distributed on both the NBC broadcast network and the Peacock streaming service. There will be 61 games overall, with 27 of them being slated for a primetime window of some kind.
Major League Baseball (MLB) and NBC Sports are reuniting for the first time since 2000 (sans Peacock's two-year run as the MLB Sunday Leadoff broadcaster and the occasional Peacock simulcast on NBC from 2022-23). Previously, NBC carried MLB broadcasts from 1947 through 1989, and from 1994 through 2000, with game broadcasts including the Saturday game of the week, the All-Star Game, the MLB playoffs, & the World Series.
Opening Day and Postseason Games:
NBC and Peacock will nationally televise a pair of MLB contests on Opening Day, Thursday, March 26.
The 2025 National League Cy Young Award winner, Paul Skenes, along with the Pittsburgh Pirates, will face off against Juan Soto and the New York Mets at 1:00 PM ET, broadcasted on NBC and Peacock.
The two-time defending World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers will raise their championship banner while hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks in the only primetime Major League Baseball game on Opening Day, scheduled for 8:00 PM ET on NBC and Peacock.
NBC Sports platforms will broadcast the entire the 2026 Wild Card Series, on either NBC or Peacock.
Star-Spangled Sunday:
The day following America's 250th Birthday (Saturday, July 4), NBC will have an special "Star-Spangled Sunday" presentation where all 15 games will have national television designations, with Mets-Braves (12:30 PM ET) and Padres-Dodgers (7:00 PM ET) airing on NBC in addition to Peacock. Peacock will exclusively stream the remainder of the schedule.
Sunday Night Baseball:
Following a 36-season run on ESPN, "Sunday Night Baseball" will have a new broadcast home for the 37th season of the franchise in 2026. NBC will debut their version of "Sunday Night Baseball" on Sunday, March 29 as Julio Rodriguez and the Seattle Mariners host the Cleveland Guardians at 7:00 PM ET (4:00 PM PT), exclusively on Peacock.
Additional matchups on Sunday Night Baseball include: Cubs-Cardinals (May 31), Mets-Phillies (June 21), Yankees-Red Sox (June 28), Dodgers-Yankees (July 19), and much more.
MLB Sunday Leadoff:
Plus, there will be 18 games constituting the "MLB Sunday Leadoff" schedule, with early afternoon games being streamed on Peacock for nationwide distribution throughout the season.
"MLB Sunday Leadoff" makes the return to Peacock on Sunday, May 3, as Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays face off against the Minnesota Twins at 12:30 PM ET.
The following is the broadcast schedule for the 2026 MLB season, with games airing on NBC and Peacock (All Times ET and Subject to Change):
- MLB on NBC/Peacock: 2026 MLB Regular Season Broadcast Schedule (All Times ET and Subject to Change)
| 🞙 Thursday, March 26
. Pirates at Mets - NBC/Peacock, 1:00 PM (ET) -
. Diamondbacks at Dodgers - NBC/Peacock, 8:00 PM (ET) -
| 🞙 Sunday, March 29
. Guardians at Mariners - Peacock, 7:00 PM (ET) -
| 🞙 Sunday, April 5
. Cardinals at Tigers - Peacock, 7:00 PM (ET) -
| 🞙 Sunday, April 12
. Guardians at Braves - NBC/Peacock, 7:00 PM (ET) -
| 🞙 Sunday, April 19
. Braves at Phillies - Peacock, 7:00 PM (ET) -
| 🞙 Sunday, April 26
. Angels at Royals - Peacock, 7:00 PM (ET) -
| 🞙 Sunday, May 3
. Blue Jays at Twins - Peacock, 12:30 PM (ET) -
. Rangers at Tigers - Peacock, 7:00 PM (ET) -
| 🞙 Sunday, May 10
. Nationals at Marlins - Peacock, 12:00 PM (ET) -
. Tigers at Royals - Peacock, 7:00 PM (ET) -
| 🞙 Sunday, May 17
. Marlins at Rays - Peacock, 12:00 PM (ET) -
. Padres at Mariners - Peacock, 7:00 PM (ET) -
| 🞙 Sunday, May 24
. Pirates at Blue Jays - Peacock, 12:00 PM (ET) -
. Rangers at Angels - Peacock, 7:00 PM (ET) -
| 🞙 Sunday, May 31
. Blue Jays at Orioles - Peacock, 12:00 PM (ET) -
. Cubs at Cardinals - NBC/Peacock, 7:00 PM (ET) -
| 🞙 Sunday, June 7
. Nationals at Diamondbacks - Peacock, 3:00 PM (ET) -
. Giants at Cubs - NBC/Peacock, 8:00 PM (ET) -
| 🞙 Sunday, June 14
. Marlins at Pirates - Peacock, 12:00 PM (ET) -
. Rangers at Red Sox - NBC/Peacock, 7:00 PM (ET) -
| 🞙 Sunday, June 21
. Twins at Diamondbacks - Peacock, 3:00 PM (ET) -
. Mets at Phillies - NBC/Peacock, 7:00 PM (ET) -
| 🞙 Sunday, June 28
. Athletics at Angels - Peacock, 3:00 PM (ET) -
. Yankees at Red Sox - NBC/Peacock, 7:00 PM (ET) -
| 🞙 Sunday, July 5 — "Star-Spangled Sunday"
. Mets at Braves - NBC/Peacock, 12:30 PM (ET) -
. Pirates at Nationals - Peacock, 1:00 PM (ET) -
. Orioles at Reds - Peacock, 1:00 PM (ET) -
. Twins at Yankees - Peacock, 1:30 PM (ET) -
. White Sox at Guardians - Peacock, 2:00 PM (ET) -
. Cardinals at Cubs - Peacock, 2:30 PM (ET) -
. Phillies at Royals - Peacock, 3:00 PM (ET) -
. Tigers at Rangers - Peacock, 3:30 PM (ET) -
. Rays at Astros - Peacock, 3:30 PM (ET) -
. Giants at Rockies - Peacock, 4:00 PM (ET) -
. Brewers at Diamondbacks - Peacock, 4:00 PM (ET) -
. Marlins at Athletics - Peacock, 4:30 PM (ET) -
. Blue Jays at Mariners - Peacock, 5:00 PM (ET) -
. Padres at Dodgers - NBC/Peacock, 7:00 PM (ET) -
. Red Sox at Angels - Peacock, 9:30 PM (ET) -
| 🞙 Sunday, July 12
. Brewers at Pirates - Peacock, 12:00 PM (ET) -
| 🞙 Sunday, July 19
. White Sox at Blue Jays - Peacock, 12:00 PM (ET) -
. Dodgers at Yankees - NBC/Peacock, 7:00 PM (ET) -
| 🞙 Sunday, July 26
. Guardians at Rays - Peacock, 12:00 PM (ET) -
. Yankees at Phillies - NBC/Peacock, 7:00 PM (ET) -
| 🞙 Sunday, August 2
. Brewers at Angels - Peacock, 3:00 PM (ET) -
. Red Sox at Dodgers - NBC/Peacock, 7:00 PM (ET) -
| 🞙 Sunday, August 9
. Reds at Nationals - Peacock, 12:00 PM (ET) -
. Astros at Padres - NBC/Peacock, 8:00 PM (ET) -
| 🞙 Sunday, August 16
. Orioles at Rays - Peacock, 12:00 PM (ET) -
. Mariners at Astros - NBC/Peacock, 7:00 PM (ET) -
| 🞙 Sunday, August 23
. Giants at Red Sox - NBC/Peacock, 3:00 PM (ET) -
. Reds at Diamondbacks - Peacock, 4:00 PM (ET) -
| 🞙 Sunday, August 30
. Marlins at Nationals - Peacock, 12:00 PM (ET) -
. Reds at Cubs - NBC/Peacock, 3:00 PM (ET) -
. Astros at Mets - NBC/Peacock, 7:00 PM (ET) -
| 🞙 Sunday, September 6
. Braves at Phillies - NBC/Peacock, 3:00 PM (ET) -
. Blue Jays at Royals - Peacock, 7:00 PM (ET) -
| 🞙 Monday, September 7 — Labor Day
. Cardinals at Giants - NBC/Peacock, 8:00 PM (ET) -
| 🞙 Sunday, September 13
. Padres at Giants - Peacock, 7:00 PM (ET) -
| 🞙 Sunday, September 20
. Brewers at Orioles - Peacock, 7:00 PM (ET) -
- ✼ Note: The 2026 MLB on NBC & Peacock schedule is subject to change without notice. Announcer assignments will be updated regularly throughout the season.
|| Sources 🛈: NBC Sports Press Box ||
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